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Key Facts |
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Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius Pamphili |
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263 |
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Pamphilius |
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Bishop of Caesaria, Pope 331 |
| Died |
339 (Aged 76) |
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Born in Caesarea Maritima in 263 to Pamphilus, from a rich Sadducee-Christian family of Beirut, Lebanon. Pamphilus was considered the Christian Bishop-Leader of Caesarea, a title and position which Eusebius inhereted at the age of 46 upon the death of his father in 309. |
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There is little doubt that Pamphilius like all senior founding Sadducee-Christian families of the period would have been legally married, thus Eusebius being a legitimate heir. |
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Scholars have since attempted to blur these clear lines of history by creating "two" Eusebius of history as well as inserting ficticious names within the chronology of succession such as St. Agapius. |
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At the time, the Bishopric was a senior position, given the priceless assets under its control including several major scriptoriums and the Library of Caesaria containing the most complete set of writings of Paul of Tarsus and other Sadducee founders. |
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In the same year (309) upon the death of Pope Marcellinus/Marcellus, it appears Eusebius forced himself the position of Pope. His pontificate lasted only from April 18 to August 17. |
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From all accounts it was a brief, bloody and controversial period which forced emperor Maxentius to remove him as Pope and banish him for a period. |
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When the Council of Nicaea met in 325, Eusebius was prominent in its transactions. The confession which he proposed became the basis of the Nicene Creed. |
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Eusebius was involved in the further development of the Arian controversies. For instance he was involved in the dispute with Eustathius of Antioch who opposed the growing influence of Origen, including his practice of an allegorical exegesis of scripture. Eustathius perceived in Origen's theology the roots of Arianism. Eusebius was an admirer of Origen and was reproached by Eustathius for deviating from the Nicene faith - he was even alleged to hold to Sabellianism. Eustathius was accused, condemned and deposed at a synod in Antioch. Part of the population of Antioch rebelled against this action and the anti-Eustathians proposed Eusebius as its new bishop - he declined. |
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After Eustathius had been removed, the Eusebians proceeded against Athanasius of Alexandria, a more powerful opponent. In 334, Athanasius was summoned before a synod in Caesarea; he did not attend. In the following year, he was again summoned before a synod in Tyre at which Eusebius presided. Athanasius, foreseeing the result, went to Constantinople to bring his cause before the emperor. Constantine called the bishops to his court, among them Eusebius. Athanasius was condemned and exiled at the end of 335. At the same synod, another opponent was successfully attacked: Marcellus of Ancyra had long opposed the Eusebians and had protested against the reinstitution of Arius. He was accused of Sabellianism and deposed in 336. Constantine died the next year
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Most Evil Crimes |
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List of most evil crimes |
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331 CE |
Of moral indecency and depravity: (331 CE) That Eusebius with the full approval and direction of Pope Silvester I did devise a framework of history both simplifying and distorting and falsifying the facts consistent with the plan of “Ground Zero” to promote ignorance and hatred to wisdom and knowledge. That he stated in his work openly:
'We shall introduce into this history in general only those events which may be useful first to ourselves and afterwards to posterity.'
Ecclesiastical History (Vol. 8, chapter 2). |
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